Sally Gunnell
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Sally Jane Janet Gunnell (born July 29, 1966 in Chigwell, Essex, England) was a sprint and hurdling athlete and now works mainly as a television presenter predominantly for the BBC.
Sally started out in athletics as an accomplished long jumper and pentathlete before turning to the sprints and hurdling and is the only woman to have held the European, World, Commonwealth and Olympic 400 metre hurdles titles at the same time.
Gunnell won the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympic Games. Her defence of her title in Atlanta in 1996 was cut short as she pulled up in one of her races, injured.
In 1996 Sally worked as a Red Cross ambassador in Angola. In September 1997 Sally retired after a recurrence of an achilles tendon injury.
In 1998 Sally was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
She is married to fellow athlete Jonathan Bigg and has two children.
Achievements
- 1986 Commonwealth Games
- 100 metre hurdles gold medal
- 1989 IAAF European Indoor Championships
- 400m gold medal
- 1989 IAAF European Cup
- 400m hurdles silver medal
- 1990 Commonwealth Games
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 100m hurdles silver medal
- 1991 World Championships in Athletics
- 400m hurdles silver medal
- 1991 IAAF European Cup
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 1992 Summer Olympics
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 4 x 400m relay bronze medal
- 1993 World Championships in Athletics
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 1993 IAAF European Cup
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 1994 European Championships
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 1994 Commonwealth Games
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 1994 Goodwill Games
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 1994 IAAF World Cup
- 400m hurdles gold medal
- 1994 IAAF European Cup
- 400m hurdles gold medal
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